{"id":47039,"date":"2025-07-13T19:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/?p=47039"},"modified":"2025-07-13T19:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:37:12","slug":"u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A heated debate has erupted in the United States after Arab-American New York City mayoral candidate, Zahran Mamdani, was seen eating traditional biryani with his hands during a televised interview\u2014prompting reactions that polarized public opinion on cultural norms and civility.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Congress member Brandon Gilles blasted his behavior as &#8220;uncivilized,&#8221; asserting that Americans adhere to certain etiquette: &#8220;Those who refuse to follow them belong to the Third World.&#8221; Many U.S. media outlets condemned this rhetoric as culturally prejudiced and accused Gilles of applying double standards to Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47040\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.gif\" data-orig-size=\"512,341\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.gif\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47040\" src=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.gif\" alt=\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Supporters rallied behind Mamdani, highlighting that many U.S. politicians, including former President Donald Trump, have been photographed eating with their hands.<\/p>\n<p>One activist quipped: &#8220;If eating with your hands is uncivilized, then Trump was uncivilized too.&#8221; Turkish-American host Cenk Uygur chimed in: &#8220;Civilization collapses if you don\u2019t use a fork\u2014yet eating pizza with your hands is perfectly fine!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The candid footage was captured while Mamdani was discussing his upbringing in Uganda and the influence of his diverse cultural background on his political outlook.<\/p>\n<p>At 33, he is one of the leading Democratic candidates for NYC mayor, with this controversy resonating significantly within culturally conservative communities.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, a prominent Arab-American contender, could become the first Muslim of Indian descent to hold the office if elected.<\/p>\n<p>His campaign has also featured visible support from his wife, Arab artist Rama Dougie, who has maintained a strong media presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A heated debate has erupted in the United States after Arab-American New York City mayoral candidate, Zahran Mamdani, was seen eating traditional biryani with his hands during a televised interview\u2014prompting reactions that polarized public opinion on cultural norms and civility. Republican Congress member Brandon Gilles blasted his behavior as &#8220;uncivilized,&#8221; asserting that Americans adhere to certain etiquette: &#8220;Those who refuse to follow them belong to the Third World.&#8221; Many U.S. media outlets condemned this rhetoric as culturally prejudiced and accused Gilles of applying double standards to Mamdani. &nbsp; &nbsp; Supporters rallied behind Mamdani, highlighting that many U.S. politicians, including former<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera .. A heated debate has erupted in the United States","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[235],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera - The Saudi Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera .. A heated debate has erupted in the United States\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera - The Saudi Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera .. A heated debate has erupted in the United States\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Saudi Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSaudiTime\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-13T16:37:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1581\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1054\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"The Saudi Times\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@thesauditimes_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@thesauditimes_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"The Saudi Times\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"The Saudi Times\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ba8713cb31d87743608f3311cd180cd0\"},\"headline\":\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-13T16:37:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\"},\"wordCount\":275,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\",\"name\":\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera - The Saudi Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-13T16:37:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera .. A heated debate has erupted in the United States\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp\",\"width\":1581,\"height\":1054,\"caption\":\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"World\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/category\/world\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/\",\"name\":\"\u062c\u0631\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u062a\u0627\u064a\u0645\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629\",\"description\":\"The Saudi Times\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"The Saudi Times\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Saudi Times\",\"alternateName\":\"The Saudi Times\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saudi-Times.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saudi-Times.jpeg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"Saudi Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSaudiTime\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/thesauditimes_\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ba8713cb31d87743608f3311cd180cd0\",\"name\":\"The Saudi Times\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s-bb-Copy-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s-bb-Copy-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"The Saudi Times\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/author\/ttaaamm84\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera - The Saudi Times","description":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera .. A heated debate has erupted in the United States","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera - The Saudi Times","og_description":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera .. A heated debate has erupted in the United States","og_url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/","og_site_name":"The Saudi Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSaudiTime","article_published_time":"2025-07-13T16:37:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1581,"height":1054,"url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"The Saudi Times","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@thesauditimes_","twitter_site":"@thesauditimes_","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"The Saudi Times","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/"},"author":{"name":"The Saudi Times","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ba8713cb31d87743608f3311cd180cd0"},"headline":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera","datePublished":"2025-07-13T16:37:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/"},"wordCount":275,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp","articleSection":["World"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/","url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/","name":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera - The Saudi Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp","datePublished":"2025-07-13T16:37:12+00:00","description":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera .. A heated debate has erupted in the United States","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp","width":1581,"height":1054,"caption":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/u-s-outcry-as-arab-american-nyc-mayor-candidate-eats-biryani-with-his-hands-on-camera\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"World","item":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/category\/world\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"U.S. Outcry as Arab-American NYC Mayor Candidate Eats Biryani with His Hands on Camera"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/","name":"\u062c\u0631\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u062a\u0627\u064a\u0645\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629","description":"The Saudi Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"The Saudi Times","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#organization","name":"Saudi Times","alternateName":"The Saudi Times","url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saudi-Times.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saudi-Times.jpeg","width":1280,"height":1280,"caption":"Saudi Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSaudiTime","https:\/\/x.com\/thesauditimes_"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ba8713cb31d87743608f3311cd180cd0","name":"The Saudi Times","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s-bb-Copy-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s-bb-Copy-96x96.png","caption":"The Saudi Times"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en"],"url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/author\/ttaaamm84\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/U.S.-Outcry-as-Arab-American-NYC-Mayor-Candidate-Eats-Biryani-with-His-Hands-on-Camera.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgnDiS-ceH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47042,"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47039\/revisions\/47042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}